Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons, left, shoots as Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP AP

The Dallas Mavericks played the fourth and final matchup of the season against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night, with an early start time due to inclement weather in the Dallas area. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving remain out for the Mavs, but they did get Daniel Gafford back already.

Portland Trail Blazers (13-23, 5-15 away) @ Dallas Mavericks (21-16, 11-6 home) Thursday, January 9, 2025 • 4:30 pm PDT • American Airlines Center UPDATED TIP-OFF TIME: Due to weather conditions in Dallas, tonight's game has been moved from 5:30 PDT to 4:30 PDT.

Dallas ends game on huge run; outscore Blazers, 36-22 in 4Q. End game on 18-2 run over last 4:24 of game to win 117-111. Top Performers – Portland Shaedon Sharpe – 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists Anfernee Simons – 22 points,